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2016 Summer architectural tour announced.

The AIBD Conference Committee has released the details and opened the registration for this summer’s architectural tour. This year’s excursion will approach the question, “Rules or no rules?” By touring a variety of additions and Infills in Denver’s hottest zip codes, learn the many ways to add on or into an older neighborhood. Join this bus and walking tour of some of Denver’s most desirable neighborhoods, where development pressure has resulted in scrapes, “pop tops”, and massive whole house remodels.

See the difference that design review makes in a regulated Historic District, vs. a neighborhood of similar vintage where the free market rules, and draw your own conclusions. Nothing is certain except change, and Denver’s booming economy has brought massive change to many of its favorite neighborhoods. Some of it is good, some of it bad, and some just plain ugly!

Join AIBD Professional member Doug Walter, who currently serves on the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission, and Barbara Stocklin-Steely, former lead planner for the LPC and now independent consultant , for a lively tour and candid discussion, with a picnic lunch in one of Denver’s many parks en route. The tour will be about half on the bus and half walking.

CLICK HERE to get more information about the 2016 Summer Conference, the hotel and to register.

Enter ARDA and get $50 off BALA.

The Best of American Living Awards (BALA) is the premier national design competition of the National Association of Home Builders. In 2015, BALA recognized a record A record 117 single-family, multifamily, remodeling and community project at a gala held during the 2016 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. BALA is reaching out to AIBD’s American Residential Design Awards and offering all of its entrants a coupon code good for a $50 discount when entering BALA.

BALA registration is open from now until September 1, 2016. Anyone wishing to enter may visit www.BestofAmericanLiving.com and, just like ARDA, submit their projects digitally. Participants do not have to be members of NAHB to enter BALA and the discount code reduces the non-member entry fee down enough to nearly match the members’ price.

Less than three weeks left to register for ARDA!

Welcome new AIBD member!

Please help us welcome those who joined or rejoined AIBD this past week.

Scott Lunsford

CA

Professional

We are pleased you have chosen AIBD as a resource for professional and personal growth. Membership provides technical information, advocacy, professional networking opportunities, as well as participate in programming sessions offered at various conferences throughout the year. All designed to help advance your career.

Visit “SearchHomeDesigners.com” to reach out and exchange information with other professionals in the building designer industry supporting the AIBD mission.

NCBDC seeks CPBD exam question authors.

Attention building designer experts! The National Council of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC) is currently in need of content experts to write questions for the next generation of Certified Professional Building Designer exams. There is no limit to how many volunteers we can work with. The more volunteers there are the less questions any one individual will have to author.

All volunteers will receive professional item writing training via webinars. A doodle poll will determine when we’ll run the online training and each volunteer needs to be available for one one of the the 1-hour webinars. Everyone will be asked to focus on their area, or areas of expertise. The CPBD exam has approximately 120 knowledge and skill areas it intends to test on and the Council would like to have three to five questions about each one available in an item bank to pull from with the online tests are compiled and delivered.

Item writers will then have through the summer to prepare and submit their questions. The next team of volunteers will sift through the item bank in Mid-October and determine exactly which questions will actually be used on the exams.

Thursday is the last day to apply for AIBD scholarships.

Student members and children of Professional members qualify for scholarships.

The American Institute of Building Design’s College of Fellows awards two scholarships each year, the College of Fellows Memorial Scholarship and the Annette Farmer Memorial Scholarship. Each scholarship recipient is awarded $1000 and they are named at the American Residential Design Awards Gala, August 27, 2016 at the Colorado State Governor’s Residence in Denver, CO. The deadline to apply is June 30, 2013.

College of Fellows nominations close Thursday.

The AIBD College of Fellows has announced they will be performing an induction ceremony at the American Residential Design Awards dinner at the Colorado Governor’s Mansion in Denver, CO on August 27, 2016. Nominations for Fellows are accepted at any time but to be considered for the coming induction, nominations must be in on or before June 30, 2016. Only AIBD Professional members may nominate another member for consideration.

The honor of membership in the College of Fellows is bestowed upon a Professional member of the American Institute of Building Design who is certified by the National Council of Building Designer Certification and has notably contributed to the advancement of the building design profession by excellence in design, or by excellence in design in combination with excellence in education, literature or public service.

Monterey Bay lunch and learn, Thursday.

Presentation by Jon Whorley VP Cedar Valley and Hugh Paarmann National Sales Manager Cedar Valley “Design and Performance of single panel siding” the course will cover the Health Safety and Welfare of the building, occupants and the environment. As part of the presentation, we will discuss fire rating requirements of the California State Fire Marshall.

1.25 CE units

Lunch will be provided.

(1) hour free city parking lot across street.
Public parking on street and nearby lots.

Tampa Bay chapter expands its agenda, July 9th.

Archicad vs. SoftPlan!

Attend the next AIBD Tampa Bay Chapter meeting and learn the pros and cons of two software systems: SoftPlan and Archicad. Jon Sage will be demonstrating Graphisoft’s Archicad and David Wilson will be demonstrating SoftPlan architectural design software.

JUST ADDED – Lighing Controls!

Also, CEDIA certified course presenter Mike Stram of Easy Living with Technology will be presenting a CE course on Lighting Control. Participants will walk away from this course with a basic understanding of lighting control terminology, and the benefits and solutions related to lighting control

A REMINDER! If this is your first meeting or you are attending as a guest, there is no charge. Just send in your RSVP to let us know you will be joining us. ~ Questions? Contact Tim Enzweiler, OKI Chapter President at: 859-635-3721 or tim@enzweilerdesign.com.

For the car people in the group, this is day 2 of the Good Guys Nationals here in Columbus. 6,500 + street rods, 1974 vintage or older. They meet at the fairgrounds but many of the hotels have unofficial free “get togethers” in the evening after dinner. Stay for dinner and see the incredible cars and burnouts etc. (Marriott North off of Busch Blvd and Crosswoods around Winking Lizard-burnouts).

Down East Chapter meeting, July 12th.

Dan Thomas from Dan Thomas Builders will be presenting general information and “Best Practices” on insulated concrete forms (ICF’s). Dan has built and designed numerous ICF homes over the last 20 years and has a wealth of knowledge on the subject.

Free public parking is available across from the restaurant. When you arrive ask the hostess to direct you to the AIBD meeting upstairs